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Best way to import seed data into app database

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Fri, 11/11/2011 - 04:45
subblue
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I have a web app that has a couchdb database of about 1000 articles that I want to create a stand alone iOS app from. I'm using PhoneGap to provide the web view/app bridge.

What is the best way to bundle/seed the app's database from the master version on build? The app needs to ship with all the data and be self-contained so I don't want to sync on first start up.

Many thanks
Tom

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Fri, 11/11/2011 - 14:17
jens
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After you’ve created the database somewhere, find the .couch file that contains its data and add a copy of it to your project as a resource. Then at launch time, use NSBundle to look up that resource and pass the path to -[CouchbaseMobile installDefaultDatabase:].

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Fri, 12/23/2011 - 10:31
kinkoi
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Take a look the grocery sync example and search for "#if INSTALL_CANNED_DATABASE" in AppDelegate.m

You need to replace

[server installDefaultDatabase: dbPath];

with

[[server couchbase] installDefaultDatabase: dbPath];

https://github.com/couchbaselabs/iOS-Couchbase-Demo

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